Frauke Stegmann

Studio Frauke Stegmann is a design studio that develops projects with a particular interest in libraries, ecology, and the speculative. For Design Week Cape Town, the studio presents two activations exploring how knowledge, cultural practices and ecological heritage are preserved.

Activation 1 forms part of Preserve | Re-imagined, now in its second edition. This activation reflects on the survival practice of drying wild spinach, traditionally shaped into flat, round cakes known as ‘omboga’. Presented at the Bo-Kaap Museum, among other venues, the work takes the form of a printed recipe for visitors, allowing the knowledge carried by this practice to circulate beyond the exhibition space.

Activation 2 consists of a small site-specific intervention, created as a homage to the Critically Endangered Cape Flats Sand Fynbos. The intervention draws attention to the fragility of this unique ecological heritage and invite reflection on memory, loss, and preservation.

Free and open to the public to attend.